By adamg on Fri, 08/11/2023 – 11:35am
Mayor Wu today announced a pilot program to stock the restrooms at BPL branches with dispensers offering free pads and tampons.
Initially, Aunt Flow will install the dispensers at the Brighton, Codman Square, East Boston, North End, Mattapan, and Roxbury branches. If the pilot is successful, the program could be expanded to other BPL branches.
Along with expanding access to menstrual products, Love Your Menses, Inc. will be hosting monthly workshops at each participating branch beginning this September through December 2023. These workshops will bring awareness to the program, provide residents with more information about menstruation and help remove the shame and stigma often associated with menstruation.
Earlier this year, City Councilor Gabriela Coletta (North End, East Boston, Charlestown) called for such dispensers in municipal buildings. In a statement, she said:
I am proud that we are breaking barriers by providing products that over half of the population uses, but remain unaffordable for man
https://www.universalhub.com/2023/boston-start-stocking-library-restrooms-free
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